The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed 46 more cases of the new coronavirus, bringing the total to 192.
With six new coronavirus patients identified in LA within 48 hours, officials declared a state of emergency and are advising caution.
A study by researchers at USC found that secondhand smoke can alter genes that regulate how the liver processes fats.
The flu season ramped up over the holidays and continues to cause sicken thousands up and down the state.
More than 4,000 Kaiser Permanente psychologists, therapists, psychiatric nurses will picket during the 5-day strike starting Monday.
Doctors and medical professionals from across Los Angeles and Orange counties are facing charges for alleged $150 million fraud.
The union representing Kaiser Permanente staffers voted to authorize a strike, but Kaiser officials claim workers are being misled.
Two human cases of West Nile Virus have been confirmed in Los Angeles County. So far this year, the virus has claimed one life statewide.
U.S. News & World's annual report on the nation's hospitals ranked local hospitals among the best and the not-so-great. Which is yours?
More than 20 lifeguards at a San Fernando Valley facility have been afflicted with a parasite that causes a skin rash.
Health officials are trying to reach out to as many as 1,500 people who may have been exposed at LAX, UCLA, Cal State LA and other places.
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The flea-borne Typhus outbreak that's hit homeless communities hardest, continues to be a threat for residents countywide.
Angelenos are breathing in air pollution, in some cases, hundreds of times worse than other California cities, a new study found.
LA does a good job of regulating tobacco sales, but it has a ways to go in creating smokefree areas, the American Lung Association found.
LA County reported the first flu death of the season. Last year was a particularly deadly year for the flu in Los Angeles County.
Smoke from the catastrophic Camp Fire nearly 500 miles away has reached the LA area, triggering an air quality health alert.
Residents are advised to avoid physical activity and stay indoors because smoke from the Woolsey Fire can cause serious health problems.
Wood-burning fires are banned across the region Monday thanks to heavy levels of fine particulate air pollution.
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Even before recreational marijuana was legalized in California, Los Angeles was seeing a higher rate of use among young adults especially.
Acupuncturist Dr. David Lee will join Native American gathering in Moorpark to share an ancient healing practice across cultures
Panorama City Medical Center receives Women’s Choice Award® for America’s Best Hospitals for Obstetrics and America's Best Stroke Centers
The season for the potentially deadly mosquito-born West Nile Virus is upon us.
A spike in sexually transmitted syphilis has lead to an explosion of congenital syphilis, which causes stillbirths and birth defects.
View Heights Convalescent Hospital was fined recently following an investigation into the July 2017 death of a woman.
A blanket of pollution has prompted health officials to issue a no-burn order for North Hollywood-Toluca Lake.
The flu is hitting the region hard and early this year. Authorities say there is still time to get that flu shot in North Hollywood.
Though crews have the LA County wildfires contained North Hollywood-Toluca Lake residents are advised to take precautions for the smoke.
An eerie layer of thick smoke from the fast-moving Creek Fire blanketed the San Fernando Valley Tuesday. It's expected to worsen.
A quarter of Americans 65 and older have pre-diabetes or diabetes. Prevention and treatment can be key to controlling the disease.
Congratulations, North Hollywood-Toluca Lake. You're in good hands, according to the U.S. News and World Report of best hospitals.
An elderly man was hospitalized with Los Angeles County's human first case of West Nile virus this year: BREAKING.
Tobacco Report: Much of Los Angeles received low grades by the American Lung Association report. Here's how your city rated.
Nestlé is recalling some vanilla and variety packs of drumsticks for Possible Listeria contamination.
Medicare and Medicaid programs are available for North Hollywood and Toluca Lake residents to help with quitting!
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The Leapfrog Group announced its ratings Monday, which gives hospitals a grade of A through F for patient safety.